Police uncovered the theft of $30,000 Canadian dollars ($22,200) worth of chocolate spread after swooping on a major Canadian crime syndicate involved in drug trafficking, car theft and kidnapping plots.

Investigators in York, Toronto, found around $3.7 million-worth of stolen goods including luxury cars, e-cigarettes and alcohol, along with drugs and weapons when they raided a garage belonging to a former convict.

Under Operation Cyclone, York police arrested 23 people including a 60-year-old man dubbed ‘the King of Car Thieves’. Some 137 charges have been filed against the group.

The car theft investigation began last year after two luxury cars were stolen from a driveway where they had been left ‘warming up’ during cold weather.

“York Regional Police would like to remind citizens never to leave a vehicle running and unattended and ensure doors and windows are locked and closed on your vehicle as well as your residence at all times,” the investigators subsequently advised.